The year 2000 problem is likely to generate corrective action next year as firms attempt to recover from total system shutdowns.

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The most disturbing case was Nippon Steel, Japan's biggest steel maker, whose top managers had not heard of the Year 2000 problem until a year ago.

ECONOMIST: Year 2000 in Japan

Russia, which is considered to be particularly vulnerable to the year 2000 problem because of a lack of preparedness, supplied 37 percent of the natural gas and Australia 30 percent of hard coal.

CNN: Utilities pose biggest worldwide Y2K threat

In this high-tech age -- when computer programmers are in short supply (don't forget the Year 2000 problem) and when Congress may liberalize immigration laws to lure foreign programmers to our shores -- this ban on programmers' becoming individual entrepreneurs is absurd.

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"Committee interviews have found time and again that security has taken a back seat to deadlines, " according to the report by the Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem.

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Larger power suppliers in developed nations are said to be mostly prepared for the date rollover, but some officials remain worried about how the industry overall will cope with the year 2000 computer problem.

CNN: Utilities pose biggest worldwide Y2K threat

This has continued unabated during the boom dot-com years, year 2000 non-problem, through the 2001 -2003 technology recession and finally through the recent boom and bust.

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The key problem is that when you enter "00" for the year 2000, many computers get confused.

CNN: Year 2000 bug could be dangerous for hospitals, experts warn

Margaret Kelly told members that although that number had doubled since 2000 the growth was not only due to the recession but is a problem that has grown each year, particularly among young men.

BBC: Employment and Learning Committee